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Hotel Spero Vignette Collection San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States · Vignette Collection · Near Luxury
Lizzie Glide took the 1923 Hotel Californian and ran it as a dry house for women from 1935 to 1978. Edward E. Young designed the original building, Alfred Henry Jacobs added floors in 1929, and the building is on the National Register. Hotel Spero restored the name in 2018, joined IHG's Vignette Collection in February 2025, and still keeps 236 rooms on Taylor Street with Bar Esper downstairs.
- 236 rooms
- Opened 1923
- Neighborhood: Union Square
- Rooms from 200 sq ft (19 m²)
- Architect: Edward E. Young; Alfred Henry Jacobs (1929 addition)
About Hotel Spero Vignette Collection San Francisco
- Edward E. Young, then Alfred Henry Jacobs's 1929 floors. National Register. Bar Esper. IHG One Rewards.
- Lizzie Glide ran the 1923 Hotel Californian as a dry house for women from 1935 until 1978.
- Entry-level rooms start at 200 sq ft (19 m²).
History
Opened 1923 as Hotel Californian. Glide temperance hotel 1935-1978. Hotel Spero 2018. Vignette Collection February 2025, about 236 rooms.
The setting
At 405 Taylor Street in Union Square.
Restaurants and bars
- Bar Esper — Bar
Amenities
- Parking at the garage next door
- Complimentary high-speed Wi-Fi
- 50-inch flat-screen TVs
- In-room safe and coffee maker
- Freshly brewed morning coffee in the lobby
- Pet-friendly stay
- Check-in 3:00 PM / check-out 12:00 PM
- Fitness center
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